The following is a list of legislative sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Maryland. Maryland became part of the United States on April 28, 1788.
Sessions
Colonial sessions
| Number[1] | Name | Start date[1] | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proprietary Assembly | 1634/1635 | |
| 2 | Freemen's Assembly | January 25, 1637/1638 | March 24, 1637/1638 |
| 3 | Proprietary Assembly | February 25, 1638/1639 | March 19, 1638/1639 |
| 4 | Proprietary Assembly | October 12, 1640 | October 24, 1640 |
| 5 | Proprietary Assembly | August 2, 1641 | August 12, 1641 |
| 6 | Freemen's Assembly | March 21, 1641/1642 | March 23, 1641/1642 |
| 7 | Proprietary Assembly | August 2, 1641 | August 12, 1641 |
| 8 | Freemen's Assembly | September 5, 1642 | September 13, 1642 |
| 9 | Proprietary Assembly | February 11, 1644/1945 | N/A |
| 10 | Proprietary Assembly | Fall of 1646 | |
| 11 | Proprietary Assembly | December 29, 1646 | January 2, 1647 |
| 12 | Freemen's Assembly | January 7, 1647/1648 | March 4, 1647/1648 |
| 13 | Proprietary Assembly | April 2, 1649 | April 21, 1649 |
| 14 | Proprietary Assembly | April 6, 1650 | April 29, 19650 |
| 15 | Proprietary Assembly | 1650/1651 | |
| 16 | Commonwealth Assembly | June 24, 1652(?) | June 28, 1652(?) |
| 17 | Commonwealth Assembly | October 1654 | October 20, 1654 |
| 18 | Commonwealth Assembly | September 24, 1657 | September 24, 1657 |
| 19 | Proprietary Assembly | April 27, 1658 | May 6, 1658 |
| 20 | Proprietary Assembly | February 28, 1659/1660 | March 14, 1659/1660 |
| 21 | Proprietary Assembly | April 17, 1661 | May 2, 1661 |
| 22 | Proprietary Assembly | April 1, 1662 | April 12, 1662 |
| 23 | Proprietary Assembly | September 15, 1663 | October 3, 1663 |
| 24 | Proprietary Assembly | September 13, 1664 | September 21, 1664 |
| 25 | Proprietary Assembly | April 10, 1666 | May 3, 1666 |
| 26 | Proprietary Assembly | April 13, 1669 | May 8, 1669 |
| 27 | Proprietary Assembly | March 27, 1671 | April 19, 1671 |
| 28 | Proprietary Assembly | October 10, 1671 | October 19, 1671 |
| 29 | Proprietary Assembly | May 19, 1674 | June 6, 1674 |
| 30 | Proprietary Assembly | February 12, 1674/1675 | February 24, 1674/1675 |
| 31 | Proprietary Assembly | May 15, 1676 | June 15, 1676 |
| 32 | Proprietary Assembly | October 20, 1678 | November 14, 1678 |
| 33 | Proprietary Assembly | August 16, 1681 | September 17, 1681 |
| 34 | Proprietary Assembly | April 25, 1682 | May 13, 1682 |
| 35 | Proprietary Assembly | April 25, 1682 | May 13, 1682 |
| 36 | Proprietary Assembly | October 26, 1682 | November 17, 1682 |
| 37 | Proprietary Assembly | October 2, 1683 | November 6, 1683 |
| 38 | Proprietary Assembly | April 1, 1684 | April 26, 1684 |
| 39 | Proprietary Assembly | October 27, 1686 | November 19, 1686 |
| 40 | Proprietary Assembly | November 14, 1688 | December 8, 1688 |
| 41 | Protestant Convention | August 22, 1689 | September 4, 1689 |
| 42 | Protestant Convention | April 1, 1690 | April 4, 1690(?) |
| 43 | Protestant Convention | September 29, 1690 | October 6, 1690 |
| 44 | Protestant Convention | April 12, 1691(?) | April 25, 1691 |
| 45 | Protestant Convention | August 1691 | September 10, 1691 |
| 46 | Protestant Convention | April 9, 1692 | April 9, 1692 |
| 47 | Royal Assembly | May 10, 1692 | June 9, 1692 |
| 48 | Royal Assembly | September 20, 1693 | September 26, 1693 |
| 49 | Royal Assembly | September 20, 1694 | October 18, 1694 |
| 50 | Royal Assembly | February 28, 1694/1695 | March 1, 1694/1695 |
| 51 | Royal Assembly | May 8, 1695 | May 22, 1695 |
| 52 | Royal Assembly | October 2, 1695 | October 19, 1695 |
| 53 | Royal Assembly | April 30, 1696 | May 14, 1696 |
| 54 | Royal Assembly | July 1, 1696 | July 10, 1696 |
| 55 | Royal Assembly | September 16, 1696 | October 2, 1696 |
| 56 | Royal Assembly | May 26, 1697 | June 11, 1697 |
| 57 | Royal Assembly | March 10, 1697/1698 | April 4, 1698 |
| 58 | Royal Assembly | October 20, 1698 | November 12, 1698 |
| 59 | Royal Assembly | June 29, 1699 | July 22, 1699 |
| 60 | Royal Assembly | April 26, 1700 | May 9, 1700 |
| 61 | Royal Assembly | May 8, 1701 | May 17, 1701 |
| 62 | Royal Assembly | March 16, 1701/1702 | March 25, 1702 |
| 63 | Royal Assembly | June 25, 1702 | June 26, 1702 |
| 64 | Royal Assembly | October 26, 1703 | October 29, 1703 |
| 65 | Royal Assembly | April 26, 1704 | May 3, 1704 |
| 66 | Royal Assembly | September 5, 1704 | October 3, 1704 |
| 67 | Royal Assembly | December 5, 1704 | December 9, 1704 |
| 68 | Royal Assembly | May 15, 1705 | May 25, 1705 |
| 69 | Royal Assembly | April 2, 1706 | April 19, 1706 |
| 70 | Royal Assembly | March 26, 1707 | April 15, 1707 |
| 71 | Royal Assembly | September 27, 1708 | October 5, 1708 |
| 72 | Royal Assembly | November 29, 1708 | December 17, 1708 |
| 73 | Royal Assembly | October 26, 1709 | November 11, 1709 |
| 74 | Royal Assembly | October 24, 1710 | November 4, 1710 |
| 75 | Royal Assembly | October 23, 1711 | November 3, 1711 |
| 76 | Royal Assembly | October 28, 1712 | November 15, 1712 |
| 77 | Royal Assembly | October 27, 1713 | November 14, 1713 |
| 78 | Royal Assembly | June 22, 1714 | July 3, 1714 |
| 79 | Royal Assembly | October 5, 1714 | October 9, 1714 |
| 80 | Royal Assembly | April 26, 1715 | June 3, 1715 |
| 81 | Proprietary Convention | April 24, 1716 | April 24, 1716 |
| 82 | Proprietary Assembly | July 17, 1716 | August 10, 1716 |
| 83 | Proprietary Assembly | May 28, 1717 | June 8, 1717 |
| 84 | Proprietary Assembly | April 22, 1718 | May 10, 1718 |
| 85 | Proprietary Assembly | May 14, 1719 | June 6, 1719 |
| 86 | Proprietary Assembly | April 5, 1720 | April 22, 1720 |
| 87 | Proprietary Assembly | October 11, 1720 | October 27, 1720 |
| 88 | Proprietary Assembly | July 18, 1721 | August 5, 1721 |
| 89 | Proprietary Assembly | April 5, 1720 | April 22, 1720 |
| 90 | Proprietary Assembly | October 9, 1722 | November 3, 1722 |
| 91 | Proprietary Assembly | September 23, 1723 | October 26, 1723 |
| 92 | Proprietary Assembly | October 6, 1724 | November 4, 1724 |
| 93 | Proprietary Assembly | October 6, 1725 | November 6, 1725 |
| 94 | Proprietary Assembly | March 15, 1725/1726 | March 23, 1725/1726 |
| 95 | Proprietary Assembly | July 12, 1726 | July 25, 1726 |
| 96 | Proprietary Assembly | October 10, 1727 | October 30, 1727 |
| 97 | Proprietary Assembly | October 3, 1728 | October 30, 1728 |
| 98 | Proprietary Assembly | July 10, 1729 | August 8, 1729 |
| 99 | Proprietary Assembly | May 21, 1730 | June 16, 1730 |
| 100 | Proprietary Assembly | July 13, 1731 | July 29, 1731 |
| 101 | Proprietary Assembly | August 19, 1731 | September 6, 1731 |
| 102 | Proprietary Assembly | July 11, 1732 | August 8, 1732 |
| 103 | Proprietary Assembly | March 13, 1732/1733 | April 12, 1733 |
| 104 | Proprietary Convention | March 19, 1733/1734 | March 25, 1734 |
| 105 | Proprietary Assembly | March 20, 1734/1735 | April 24, 1735 |
| 106 | Proprietary Convention | March 19, 1735/1736 | April 10, 1736 |
| 107 | Proprietary Assembly | April 20, 1736 | May 6, 1736 |
| 108 | Proprietary Assembly | April 26, 1737 | May 28, 1737 |
| 109 | Proprietary Assembly | August 11, 1737 | August 17, 1737 |
| 110 | Proprietary Convention | May 3, 1738 | May 27, 1738 |
| 111 | Proprietary Convention | May 1, 1739 | June 12, 1739 |
| 112 | Proprietary Assembly | April 23, 1740 | June 5, 1740 |
| 113 | Proprietary Assembly | July 7, 1740 | July 29, 1740 |
| 114 | Proprietary Assembly | May 26, 1741 | June 22, 1741 |
| 115 | Proprietary Assembly | September 21, 1742 | October 29, 1742 |
| 116 | Proprietary Assembly | May 1, 1744 | June 4, 1744 |
| 117 | Proprietary Assembly | August 5, 1745 | September 28, 1745 |
| 118 | 1st Proprietary Convention | March 12, 1745/1746 | March 29, 1746 |
| 119 | Proprietary Assembly | June 17, 1746 | July 8, 1746 |
| 120 | Proprietary Assembly | November 6, 1746 | November 12, 1746 |
| 121 | Proprietary Assembly | May 16, 1747 | July 11, 1747 |
| 122 | 2nd Proprietary Convention | December 22, 1747 | December 23, 1747 |
| 123 | Proprietary Assembly | May 10, 1748 | June 11, 1748 |
| 124 | Proprietary Convention | May 9, 1749 | May 11, 1749 |
| 125 | Proprietary Assembly | May 24, 1749 | June 24, 1749 |
| 126 | Proprietary Assembly | April 20, 1736 | May 6, 1736 |
| 127 | Proprietary Assembly | May 15, 1751 | June 8, 1751 |
| 128 | Proprietary Assembly | December 7, 1751 | December 14, 1751 |
| 129 | Proprietary Assembly | June 3, 1752 | June 23, 1752 |
| 130 | Proprietary Assembly | October 2, 1753 | November 17, 1753 |
| 131 | Proprietary Assembly | February 26, 1754 | March 9, 1754 |
| 132 | Proprietary Assembly | May 8, 1754 | May 30, 1754 |
| 133 | Proprietary Assembly | July 17, 1754 | July 25, 1754 |
| 134 | Proprietary Assembly | December 12, 1754 | December 24, 1754 |
| 135 | Proprietary Assembly | February 22, 1755 | March 26, 1755 |
| 136 | Proprietary Assembly | June 23, 1755 | July 8, 1755 |
| 137 | Proprietary Assembly | February 23, 1756 | May 22, 1756 |
| 138 | Proprietary Assembly | September 14, 1756 | October 9, 1756 |
| 139 | Proprietary Assembly | April 8, 1757 | May 9, 1757 |
| 140 | Proprietary Assembly | September 28, 1757 | December 16, 1757 |
| 141 | Proprietary Convention | February 13, 1758 | March 9, 1758 |
| 142 | Proprietary Assembly | September 28, 1757 | December 16, 1757 |
| 143 | 1st Proprietary Convention | October 23, 1758 | November 4, 1758 |
| 144 | Proprietary Assembly | November 22, 1758 | December 23, 1758 |
| 145 | 2nd Proprietary Convention | April 4, 1759 | April 17, 1759 |
| 146 | Proprietary Assembly | March 22, 1760 | April 11, 1760 |
| 147 | Proprietary Assembly | September 26, 1760 | October 15, 1760 |
| 148 | 3rd Proprietary Convention | April 13, 1761 | May 6, 1761 |
| 149 | Proprietary Assembly | March 17, 1762 | April 24, 1762 |
| 150 | Proprietary Assembly | October 4, 1763 | November 26, 1763 |
| 151 | Proprietary Assembly | September 23, 1765 | September 28, 1765 |
| 152 | Proprietary Assembly | November 1, 1765 | December 20, 1765 |
| 153 | Proprietary Assembly | May 9, 1766 | May 27, 166 |
| 154 | Proprietary Assembly | November 1, 1766 | December 6, 1766 |
| 155 | Proprietary Assembly | May 24, 1768 | June 22, 1768 |
| 156 | Proprietary Assembly | November 17, 1769 | December 20, 1769 |
| 157 | Proprietary Assembly | September 25, 1770 | November 2, 1770 |
| 158 | Proprietary Assembly | November 5, 1770 | November 21, 1770 |
| 159 | Proprietary Assembly | October 2, 1771 | November 30, 1771 |
| 160 | Proprietary Assembly | June 15, 1773 | July 3, 1773 |
| 161 | Proprietary Convention | October 13, 1773 | October 29, 1773 |
| 162 | Proprietary Assembly | November 16, 1773 | December 23, 1773 |
| 163 | Proprietary Assembly | March 23, 1774 | April 19, 1774 |
| 165 | 1st Convention | June 22, 1774 | June 25, 1774 |
| 166 | 2nd Convention | November 21, 1774 | November 25, 1774 |
| 167 | 3rd Convention | December 8, 1774 | December 12, 1774 |
| 168 | 4th Convention | April 24, 1775 | May 3, 1775 |
| 169 | 5th Convention | July 26, 1775 | August 14, 1775 |
| 170 | 6th Convention | December 7, 1775 | January 18, 1776 |
| 171 | 7th Convention | May 8, 1776 | May 25, 1776 |
| 172 | 8th Convention | June 21, 1776 | July 6, 1776 |
| 173 | 9th Convention | August 14, 1776 | November 11, 1776 |
Post-colonial sessions
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| Number[1] | Name | Start date[1] | End date | Last election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 174th Maryland General Assembly | February 5, 1777 | April 20, 1777 | ? |
| 175 | 175th Maryland General Assembly | October 21, 1777 | December 23, 1777 | ? |
| 176 | 176th Maryland General Assembly | March 13, 1778 | April 22, 1778 | ? |
| 177 | 177th Maryland General Assembly | June 1, 1778 | June 23, 1778 | ? |
| 178 | 178th Maryland General Assembly | October 19, 1778 | December 15, 1778 | ? |
| 179 | 179th Maryland General Assembly | March 2, 1779 | March 25, 1779 | ? |
| 180 | 180th Maryland General Assembly | July 15, 1779 | August 15, 1779 | ? |
| 181 | 181st Maryland General Assembly | November 1, 1779 | December 30, 1779 | ? |
| 182 | 182nd Maryland General Assembly | March 2, 1780 | May 16, 1780 | ? |
| 183 | 183rd Maryland General Assembly | June 7, 1780 | July 5, 1780 | ? |
| 184 | 184th Maryland General Assembly | October 17, 1780 | February 2, 1781 | ? |
| 185 | 185th Maryland General Assembly | May 10, 1781 | June 27, 1781 | ? |
| 186 | 186th Maryland General Assembly | November 5, 1781 | January 22, 1782 | ? |
| 187 | 187th Maryland General Assembly | April 25, 1782 | June 15, 1782 | ? |
| 188 | 188th Maryland General Assembly | November 4, 1782 | January 15, 1783 | ? |
| 189 | 189th Maryland General Assembly | April 21, 1783 | June 1, 1783 | ? |
| 190 | 190th Maryland General Assembly | November 3, 1783 | December 26, 1783 | ? |
| 191 | 191st Maryland General Assembly | November 1, 1784 | January 22, 1785 | ? |
| 192 | 192nd Maryland General Assembly | November 7, 1785 | March 12, 1785 | ? |
| 193 | 193rd Maryland General Assembly | November 6, 1786 | January 20, 1787 | ? |
| 194 | 194th Maryland General Assembly | April 10, 1787 | May 26, 1787 | ? |
| 195 | 195th Maryland General Assembly | November 5, 1787 | December 17, 1787 | 1787[2] |
| 196 | 196th Maryland General Assembly | May 12, 1788 | May 27, 1788 | |
| 197 | 197th Maryland General Assembly | November 3, 1788 | December 23, 1788 | 1788[2] |
| 198 | 198th Maryland General Assembly | November 2, 1789 | December 25, 1789 | 1789[2] |
| 199 | 199th Maryland General Assembly | November 1, 1790 | December 22, 1790 | 1790[2] |
| 200 | 200th Maryland General Assembly | November 7, 1791 | December 30, 1791 | 1791[2] |
| 201 | 200th Maryland General Assembly (special session) | April 2, 1792 | April 6, 1792 | |
| 202 | 202nd Maryland General Assembly | November 5, 1792 | December 23, 1792 | 1792[2] |
| 203 | 203rd Maryland General Assembly | November 4, 1793 | December 29, 1793 | 1793[2] |
| 204 | 204th Maryland General Assembly | November 3, 1794 | December 27, 1794 | 1794[2] |
| 205 | 205th Maryland General Assembly | November 2, 1795 | December 24, 1795 | 1795[2] |
| 206 | 206th Maryland General Assembly | November 7, 1796 | December 31, 1796 | 1796[2] |
| 207 | 207th Maryland General Assembly | November 6, 1797 | January 21, 1798 | 1797[2] |
| 208 | 208th Maryland General Assembly | November 5, 1798 | January 20, 1799 | 1798[2] |
| 209 | 209th Maryland General Assembly | November 4, 1799 | January 3, 1800 | 1799[2] |
| ? | November 1801[3] | |||
| ? | January 1, 1890[4] | March 31, 1890[4] | ||
| ? | November 2, 1982: House, Senate | |||
| ? | November 4, 1986: House, Senate | |||
| ? | November 6, 1990: House, Senate | |||
| 408 | 1994 | |||
| 409 | 1995 | November 8, 1994: House, Senate | ||
| 410 | 1996 | |||
| 411 | 1997 | |||
| 412 | 1998 | |||
| 413 | 1999 | November 3, 1998: House, Senate | ||
| 414 | 2000 | |||
| 415 | 2001 | |||
| 416 | 2002 | |||
| 417 | 2003 | November 5, 2002: House, Senate | ||
| 418 | 2004 | |||
| 419 | 2004 | |||
| 420 | 2005 | |||
| 421 | January 11, 2006 | |||
| 422 | 422nd Maryland General Assembly | June 14, 2006 | ||
| 423 | 423rd Maryland General Assembly | January 10, 2007 | November 7, 2006: House, Senate | |
| 424 | 424th Maryland General Assembly | October 29, 2007 | ||
| 425 | 425th Maryland General Assembly | January 9, 2008 | ||
| 426 | 426th Maryland General Assembly | 2009 | ||
| 427 | 427th Maryland General Assembly | 2010 | ||
| 428 | 428th Maryland General Assembly | January 12, 2011 | November 2, 2010: House, Senate | |
| 429 | October 17, 2011 | |||
| 430 | January 11, 2012 | |||
| 431 | May 14, 2012 | |||
| 432 | August 9, 2012 | |||
| 433 | 2013 | |||
| 434 | 2014 | |||
| 435 | 2015 | November 4, 2014: House, Senate | ||
| 436 | 2016 | |||
| 437 | 2017 | |||
| 438 | 2018 | |||
| 439 | 2019 | November 6, 2018: House, Senate | ||
| 440 | 2019 | |||
| 441 | 2020 | |||
| 442 | 2021 | |||
| 443 | 2021 | |||
| 444 | 2022 | |||
| 445 | 2023 | November 8, 2022: House, Senate | ||
| 446 | 2024 | |||
| 447 | 2025 | |||
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